Mikael Anneroth

Mobile Life was a research centre in Stockholm Sweden, focusing on human computer interaction in the mobile domain. The Mobile Life VINN Excellence Centre that ran from 2007 to 2017, which established itself as an internationally recognized research locus in the area of mobile services. The centre was a joint venture between three research partners and nine industrial partners and with funding the Swedish governmental funding agency VINNOVA. The Mobile Life Centre provided a view into our future life with digital technology; an enjoyment society where happiness, pleasure and play are adopted into all aspects of our lives. The unique strength of the Mobile Life Centre lies in its combination of leading edge applied research and intense collaboration with industry. During its peek the Mobile Life Centre had grown to be about 40 researchers, exploring experiential, leisure and playful mobile and ubiquitous interactions. The research conducted was interdisciplinary, involving researchers from computer science, interaction design, sociology, psychology but also game designers, artists, dancers, and fashion experts. The Centre’s competitive edge lies in making serious research on what we might normally portray as “unserious” activities in collaboration with industry partners Ericsson, Nokia, Microsoft Research, IKEA, ABB TeliaSonera, P, Movinto Fun and Stockholm City. The centre was internationally visible: it was selected as the second lab to be featured in the international journal Interaction’s series of important HCI (Human Computer Interaction) labs around the world. Results are demonstrated in the form of scientific results, as well as new playful activities and applications such as sensorbased prototypes and social media on the road, and through developing tools and methods for design. The centre was actively pursuing commercialisation of its research results, with several successful patents and spin-off projects.

Mobile Life was a research centre in Stockholm Sweden, focusing on human computer interaction in the mobile domain. The Mobile Life VINN Excellence Centre that ran from 2007 to 2017, which established itself as an internationally recognized research locus in the area of mobile services. The centre was a joint venture between three research partners and nine industrial partners and with funding the Swedish governmental funding agency VINNOVA. The Mobile Life Centre provided a view into our future life with digital technology; an enjoyment society where happiness, pleasure and play are adopted into all aspects of our lives. The unique strength of the Mobile Life Centre lies in its combination of leading edge applied research and intense collaboration with industry. During its peek the Mobile Life Centre had grown to be about 40 researchers, exploring experiential, leisure and playful mobile and ubiquitous interactions. The research conducted was interdisciplinary, involving researchers from computer science, interaction design, sociology, psychology but also game designers, artists, dancers, and fashion experts. The Centre’s competitive edge lies in making serious research on what we might normally portray as “unserious” activities in collaboration with industry partners Ericsson, Nokia, Microsoft Research, IKEA, ABB TeliaSonera, P, Movinto Fun and Stockholm City. The centre was internationally visible: it was selected as the second lab to be featured in the international journal Interaction’s series of important HCI (Human Computer Interaction) labs around the world. Results are demonstrated in the form of scientific results, as well as new playful activities and applications such as sensorbased prototypes and social media on the road, and through developing tools and methods for design. The centre was actively pursuing commercialisation of its research results, with several successful patents and spin-off projects.

Vinnova is Sweden’s innovation agency. Our mission is to promote sustainable growth by improving the conditions for innovation, as well as funding needs-driven research. Vinnova’s vision is for Sweden to be a world-leading country in research and innovation, an attractive place in which to invest and conduct business. We promote collaborations between companies, universities, research institutes and the public sector. We do this by stimulating a greater use of research, by making long-term investment in strong research and innovation milieus and by developing catalytic meeting places. Vinnova’s activities also focus on strengthening international cooperation. In order to increase our impact, we are also dedicated to interacting with other research financiers and innovation-promoting organisations. Every year Vinnova invests about SEK 2 billion in various initiatives. Vinnova is a Swedish government agency working under the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications and acts as the national contact agency for the EU Framework Programme for R&D. We are also the Swedish government’s expert agency within the field of innovation policy. Vinnova was founded in January 2001. About 200 people work here and we have offices in Stockholm and Brussels. Our Director General is Charlotte Brogren.